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of tartar as can be heaped on a sixpenny piece. The pan 

 should be stood beside the fire, stirred occasionally until 

 the sugar is dissolved, and then placed on the fire and 

 stirred continuously until the mass boils. When it has been 

 boiling for about two minutes, the pan should be removed from 

 the fire and stood in a vessel containing cold water, until the 

 sugar begins to cloud. The mixture should then be stirred 

 well and poured into prepared glass-topped boxes made by 

 glazing one side of a section or into saucers lined with paper, 

 so that when cold the candy can be lifted out in a block. 

 When set, it should be a moist sohd mass easily cut into 

 with the finger nail. 



A candy-making thermometer is now made which renders 

 this hitherto somewhat difficult task so simple that a child can 

 make perfect candy. The bulb of the thermometer is 

 plunged in to the centre and not to the bottom of the 

 sugar and water which is boiled until the mercury in the 

 thermometer rises to the top mark, when the pan is at 

 once removed from the fire, and allowed to stand until the 

 mercury falls to the lower mark. The thermometer is then 

 removed, and the candy stirred briskly until it becomes stiff 

 and assumes the well-known white appearance, when it is 

 poured into moulds. There are only the two marks on the 

 thermometer so that no mistake can be made. 



Oandy given in January should contain pea-flour in the 

 proportion of J lb. pea-flour to 3 lb. sugar. The pea-flour 

 should be mixed during the cooling process, when it should 

 not be poured in all at once, but should be lightly sprinkled 

 in whilst stirring, so that it mixes evenly right through the 

 candy. 



To medicate candy when dealing with Foul Brood, to each 

 pound of sugar should be added as much Napthol Beta as 

 can be heaped on a threepenny piece. This should be dis- 

 solved in sweet spirit of nitre, whisky, or methylated spirit, 

 and added when the candy is cooling, not when it is hot. 



Late Swarms — Late swarms can be built up and strength- 

 ened in a similar manner with equal success. The swarms 

 should first be hived on to ten frames of foundation, but after 

 about three days in the full hive they should be " closed up," 

 and the bees crowded together by means of a division board, 

 until all the frames of foundation are well covered with bees. 

 The surplus frames of foundation should then be removed and 

 feeding to obtain rapid brood-raising should commence. 



